The News Minute | January 29, 2015 | 01:20 pm ISTNew Delhi: Floral tributes were paid here Thursday to Colonel M.N. Rai who was killed in a gunbattle with guerrillas in south Kashmir's Pulwama district Tuesday.Officers and family members paid their last respects and laid wreaths on the martyred officer's body at a cremation ground in the Delhi Cantt area.Colonel Rai, 39, had been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal for gallantry in this year's Republic Day.COAS & all Ranks of Indian Army express their heartfelt condolences to the grief stricken family of Col MN Rai #JKOps pic.twitter.com/o1iE4Nrix2— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) January 27, 2015Lt Gen Subrata Saha, GOC Chinar Corps paying homage to the brave hero Col MN Rai, YSM at Srinagar. #JKOps pic.twitter.com/NUtL4ptlPi— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) January 28, 2015He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a five-year old son.Head Constable Sanjeevan Singh of the Jammu and Kashmir Police also died in Tuesday's gunfight in which two guerrillas of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed.With IANSTweet